Demanding life situations, their appraisal and coping in primary school pupils

Autor	Katarína Millová, Pavel Tůma, Mojmír Tyrlík, Čeněk Šašinka, Markéta Jankovská
Organisation	Psychologický ústav,Filosofická fakulta, Masarykova Univerzita
Year	2010
Research type	study
Annotation	The aim of research was analysis of demanding life situations, their appraisal and coping in primary school pupils. Sample consists of 206 pupils aged 13-15 years. The most common situations were family conflicts, death of close person and problems at school. The most demanding were death of close person and partner problems. Wishful thinking was most often used coping strategy; problem avoidance was least frequent. Correlation analysis showed relationship between appraisal and problem solving, cognitive restructuring, express emotions, social isolation and wishful thinking.
Keywords	demanding life situations; appraisal; coping; adolescence
Research type	unrepeated research
Start date	1. 1. 2010
End date	31. 10. 2010
Obor	AN Psychology
Email	tyrlik@phil.muni.cz
Availability	available by the researcher
Research location	Psychologický ústav,Filosofická fakulta, Masarykova Univerzita, Arna Nováka 1, Brno 62000
Organisation	Psychologický ústav,Filosofická fakulta, Masarykova Univerzita
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